All Stephen Daldry Quotes
- The culturally specific, in particular, the American porch play that American writers have cherished and loved for many years in terms of their new writing,… Abstract
- As soon as I know how to do something, I usually get bored with it. Bored
- I always say, 'I really need to take a break.' It's three days in and I'm getting pretty bored. Always Say
- I am, in fact, Superman. Every morning I wake up and go into a telephone booth and change my costume, and then go to work. Booth
- I categorically resist this idea that films are supposed to be autobiographical and the only stories you tell are about your own life. Autobiographical
- I have never been motivated by money in my life. You can't make choices based on what the financial return might be. Based
- I would love to do something for TV... I wanna do 'Kavalier & Clay' on HBO as an eight-parter. It'll be so much better as… Better
- One of the great joys of my job is that you spend a huge amount of time investigating different areas of literature. Amount
- Ring up your parents and ring up your kids and tell them that you love them. Inspirational
- There has been one defining production for me in each decade. Been
- They're a redefinition of boredom... the most important thing you need to know about an awards show is where is the nearest smoking opportunity. Awards
- When I got married, my mother was very surprised. She said: 'What on earth is going on? I thought you were gay? Earth
- You go through a process of refinement and getting rid of the excesses of your early youth in terms of your excitement about what theatre… Early
- Actually, to be honest, this is a useful time to not be knowing what I'll be doing in 2013 or 2014, because really, for the… Ahead
- At school, I decided I wanted to be a director and then I went out and spent the rest of my adult life trying to… Adult
- England is strictly class-based. What's surprising is how many films are still made with a load of people in silly frocks running around gardens and… Accents
- Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can do as a… Buys
- I love changing. I hate it when people try to box me in to a relationship or in a work context. Any situation where I… Any
- I love test screenings. Some directors don't, I know. But I love it. I think it's because I come from the theatre and in the… Audience
- I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a… Aware
- I spent a little time in Germany as a schoolboy learning German, and it's a country I knew very well, spent a lot of time… Always Wanted
- I think it's absolutely fascinating that in Berlin the parliament can discuss actively the role of their soldiers in Afghanistan because is it still possible,… Absolutely
- I'm a theatre person, that's who I am. I'm happy to make sojourns into the world of movies but I'm basically a theatre director that… Couple
- I'm not really a director for hire. You read these scripts and go, 'This is a really great script, but Paul Greengrass would make this… Better
- I've never been to Hollywood. I can count the number of times I've been to Los Angeles on my hands. I've never made a movie… Angeles